crazy legs

photos from hansel from basel

i am excited.

the perfect board gaming cave

(drawings by keri smith)

happy hats

after writing that post yesterday, i found this sketch i did at the start of the year. its kinda cheesy, but i drew it after being frustrated at the fact that you could live next door to someone for years and not know who was there.

one of my good friends spoke this to me yesterday - "what a gift it is to leave a person in better condition then when you found them, i try to change a persons facial expressions when i walk past them on the street. best game ever!"

haha im guessing she meant change the expression to a smile? but i can think of plenty of ridiculous ways to change a person's general facial expression by walking past them... (and yes i did just google 'ridiculous streetwear' to illustrate my point)

yeeep this guy would definitely change my facial expression. he's got this game down pat

yes.

i think C.S Lewis is one of my favourite writers of all time. heres another of his thoughts.. it makes me think of all those times i come across exciting things that makes me think "OHMYGOODNESS GOD YOU ARE CRAZY AMAZING" and the sudden urge to find a high place and yell it out real loud. yeh this is one of those quotes that sums up my life lately. one recent example of wanting to find a giant mountain to yell on was when i got to watch a heart procedure at the hospital and got to see the heart beating. 

anyway here it is summed up quite nicely..

"i think we delight to praise what we enjoy because the praise not merely expresses but completes the enjoyment; it is its appointed consummation." -C.S. Lewis

nothing like a good arm party!

I LOVE THIS! -sometimes i eye up walls at the hospital during my shift and pick out good places for windows

*all from tumblr

sparkly things and the incredible egg

ah! i was typing 'sparkly things' and it came out sparkly thighs. awwwwkward. but both are relevant in my case.. PLEASE. let me explain...

so i am going away for nine weeks for my final placement for nursing. and the thing is I LOVE PACKING (but not unpacking). i got a bit carried away and packed all my clothes up a week and a half early. its turned into a game of how-many-times-can i-wear-this-outfit-before-the-smell-is-worse-than-unpacking-my-bags.

 its not really too bad. i actually think you find the best outfits when you have mismatched things to work with. anyway, i came across these sparkly tights as i was reshuffling things. here they are.

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other cool things of late...

(by lovelysweetwilliam)

this ones for you livi

here it is. my new coat of furryness. i have been looking for a lovely fur collar coat ever since the 50s dress up party i went to a few weeks back. i found this one at a second hand shop for $16.

 these photos capture my day quite accurately...

that is, my new coat, running round the living area avoiding my study (which currently consists of memorising the symptoms of mental disorders, ha!), and of the moody weather of winter here. one minute wind storm and rain, next minute glorious sunshine, then back to rain. its like little snippets of summer coming back to say hello every once in a while.

too blessed

just a reminder for all those doing exams over the next week.. 

via: notebook doodles

this photos from a while back, but had to put it up to show how much POTENTIAL our little lounge has for blanket forts (don't worry mama, i am getting SOME study done)

but our lounge has somewhat been turned into.a.cave. as all four of us prepare for the next few weeks. we have taken to hibernating around the heat pump and making comfy beds out of mattresses and pillows in the room of warmth. the one thing we move for is to get yummy snacks from the fridge. which, unfortunately, is alot of the time. gotta love exam time! all the best for exams my friends x

PICNIC ON TOP OF THE WORLD!

here are some of my photos from our recent explore up mt ruapehu last weekend. how beautiful are these ice patterns!

via: myrtle

via: myrtle

"then He replied, My Presence will go with you, and i will give you rest.." -exodus 33:14

why yes, yes i will

via: izzy

via: Igor Termenon

"when he asked God why he had been chosen for a particular assignment, he discovered that while he wasn't God's first choice, he was the first willing" -dreaming with God, Bill Johnson

this has been resounding in my head all week. i have been thinking alot about how little it matters about how equipped we are, and how all that matters is that i am utterly in love with God and am obedient with what he gives me. yes. it all comes down to this fact, THAT HE HASN'T CALLED US TO BE SUCCESSFUL, BUT HE HAS CALLED US TO BE OBEDIENT. but it doesn't have to be a difficult thing, because when you are in love, it's so easy to obey!

its a funny thought really, that with or without me, God will accomplish what He has set out to do. but he WANTS to include me in His plans and include me in the journey. how cool

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OTHER EXCITING THINGS OF TODAY:

-the kettle went missing at work, and all the ladies who average about 15 cups of tea every day were frantically buzzing round the building looking in every nook and cranny as to were it might be. quite entertaining i must say. 

-AND i bought 5 sets of swimwear today for a total of $25 at a giant sample sale. stoked. 

via: izzy

DREAMY

this last weekend was my friend Emily's 21st! Rock'n Roll theme... so stoked to know such a wonderful lady! she is always finding ways to do things for others, so it was nice to finally be able to have a night JUST for her and remind her how amazing she is.

anyway. dressups are one of my passions, they are so much FUN! i love pretending to be from different eras. and ever since saturday i have been on a bit of a 50's hair buzz. i found this sweet little blog, which is pretty much full of beautiful things from the fifties. the bottom photos are from her wardrobe adventures (mostly from op shopping)...
hope you are all doing s'wonderfully x

scribbles

these are a few scribbles from my book. 

 heres the new pictures i put up on the wall...not procrastinating or anything..

 the next ones are from my friend Thomas's birthday celebration in our very lounge. not very manly i must say, but hey, thats what happens when its in a ladies flat hehe. hope you had fun Tom!

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 BEST THINGS OF THE DAY:

1. living with people that laugh. a lot.

2. getting a care package in the mail from my mama

3. having people bring delicious food to my house for dessert

4. spending most of the day in bed being warm. and doing assignment.

5. playing an electric guitar through an amp for the first time (im sold!)

6. flicking toothpaste into anthony's face whilst brushing my teeth (ha, sorry bout that buddy)